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9 Amendments of Pina PICIERNO related to 2020/2074(INI)

Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that Cohesion policy should be in line with the aims of the European Green Deal, and its Farm to Fork and Biodiversity strategies;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Highlights that developing the circular economy should be a key priority within Cohesion policy, as it has a major role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollution, optimize material usage and waste management, longer lifecycle etc.; also underlines the significant role of bioeconomy and blue bioeconomy in the fight against climate change;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that Cohesion policy funds can also support biogas production investments which can help reduce methane emissions in a sustainable way by using agricultural waste and residues to contribute to achieving circular economy;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support new recycling technologies in agricultural waste management; and encourage the use of bio-based plastics as replacement of plastic, though aiming to reduce plastic use overall; calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of a uniform labelling scheme for bio-based plastics;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises the importance of supporting short supply chains whose role has been also highlighted by border closures as a consequence of COVID 19, underlines that short supply chains can play a significance role in reducing the carbon footprint; also highlights the positive impact of short food chains which help to reduce food waste; and stresses the need to avoid over-packaging, whilst ensuring that food packaging is important for both hygiene and consumer information reasons;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses the importance of keeping and attracting back young people to rural areas in order to use their contemporary knowledge and perspective on environment protection and climate change and to turn the demographically challenged rural areas into blooming, lively, sustainable communities. Therefore it is important to have adequate support from Cohesion policy programmes for young people;
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the possibilities of brownfield developments and rehabilitation, which can create new industrial parks and incubator centres, with soil decontamination and environmental improvement of old industrial sites, to reducing the need for further greenfield site building, and attract companies and regional investments, thereby also creating jobs.
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Believes that digitalisation and AI technologies can lead toward a more sustainable, resilient and resource- efficient agriculture and also create new types of jobs, but they require appropriate training and education, to which everybody should have access.
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Emphasises the need for improving all types of connectivity (broadband, transport etc.) of rural areas in an affordable, sustainable and environment friendly way.
2020/12/17
Committee: AGRI